From all I have read here and what little experience I have is the bigger the bait, usually the bigger the Catfish. Years back I was fishing on a cusins pond and all of us were catching blue gill and some bass. I was bored and took one of the blue gill that I had caught, put it on the biggest hook I had and to my surprise I landed a 13 lbs yellow cat or flat head. We released it and no one has ever seen or caught it since.

Daryl, I have been using shiners for catfish for over ten years. I dont use them cut, per say, but I weave them on my hook. They sometimes die immediatly after doing this and at times I have reeled them in after a half an hour and they would still be kicking. The method I use to weave them on the hook is more or less like using them cut. I have caught many small and large cats doing this. It is one of my favorite ways to fish a dam. Vern

Daryl, I have been using shiners for catfish for over ten years. I dont use them cut, per say, but I weave them on my hook. They sometimes die immediatly after doing this and at times I have reeled them in after a half an hour and they would still be kicking. The method I use to weave them on the hook is more or less like using them cut. I have caught many small and large cats doing this. It is one of my favorite ways to fish a dam. I rarely use them live, except below a float. Vern